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Shellexcute with pkzip.exe

Hi, i am making a program which will zip a directory.. now i am using the third party softare name pkzip.exe.. i am using the shellexcute api to do this..
but, i have a problem.. when zipping is done.. pressing ctrl+alt+delete will
display the winoldap. trying to shutdown will display that pkzip is not closed..
is there a way that when shellexecute is done it will just close the pkzip program by it shelf?

jclobocar

Hi vbeginner,

I have tried the following and no trouble (under Windows XP):

ShellExecute(Application.Handle, 'open', 'c:\pkzip\path\pkzip.exe ',
'c:\zipfile c:\myfolder\*.*', 'c:\', SW_HIDE);

Have a nice coding day!

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DragonSlayer

I would also recommend TPAbbrevia http://sourceforge.net/projects/tpabbrevia/

Commercial quality component, and yet open-source now.

vbeginner

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jclobocar, i have tried that... but if you press ctrl+alt+del it will display the winoldap and if you select shutdown it will display shutdown.. is there another way?..

jclobocar

vbeginner:

Is it from the your program?

1) Start operating system, and before you call your program, make a ctrl+alt+del and check the result.
2) Remove the ShellExecute, call your program, make a ctrl+alt+del and check the result.

I am waiting for the news,

JC Clobocar

vbeginner

ASKER

jclobocar,
i am using windows 98 still there is... winoldap.. jclobocar is it possible to use the winexec('command.com /c pkzip....',sh_hide) ?

jclobocar

Why don't you make a .PIF file which Run Minimized and Close window at end?

vbeginner

ASKER

esoftbg, does this component handles subfolder?

esoftbg

vbeginner,
yes it handles all subfolders. I am using it for a Setup programm. This Setup programm does UnZip of INTERBASE server which contains atleast 10 subfolders. It works perfect !
emil